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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1959)
r H'lt Sure Looks Real, Doesn't It?"' EDITORIAL PAGE LA' GRANDE OBSERVER Thursday, September 3, -1959 "A Modern Newspaper With The Pioneer Spirit" . , RILEY D. AU.EN Publisher i oradb puiSILSTnS cSmpant GRADY PANNKLL Man. Editor bA GRANDS FUBUSHINQ COMPANY GEORGE S. CHAUJS Adv. Director TOM HUMES Circulation Mgr. Don't Get Your Hopes Too High The tumultuous reception given Presi dent Eisenhower in Germany and Eng land is. a tribute to Ike, the man, of Sourse. He has always been popular in Ireat Britain since the time the English jokingly named Grosvenor Square "Eisen hower Platz." " Just as much, however, the tremendous public demonstrations show that both the English and German people want peace as much as we do. Mr. Eisenhower, as head of the world's most powerful na tion, has become a symbol of the free world's desire for peace. These demonstrations will have one good effect. They will show Premier Khrushchev the free world wants peace. But they can, too, lead him to believe we want peace at any price, which is certainly not the case. They can have the bad effect of mak ing Americans, Englishmen and Germans believe part of the battle for peace is won, however. And this is not the case at all. Before we fall into this trap, it is well to examine what Khrushchev wants, what he will be requesting in any ses sions he may have with Mr. Eisenhower and Secretary Herter. These things are: (a) The Soviet Premier wants to lull us Into a falsa sense of ttcurity to make us be liave that the kind of peace we want can be had at the next Summit conference for the asking. But the last time President Eisen hower met him at the Summit IMS in Gen evahit smiles and oviality were a cover for Soviet penetration of the Middle East, and encouragement of his Chinese allies to tart shooting their way to Formosa. (b) He wants to force us out of West Berlin and clamp down on that Island of freedom. He want to make it appear safe for the Western allies to withdraw, and at the same time dangerous to stay. (c) He wants to create dissention among free world allies, to Isolate us from our friends so the Soviets can pick them off one by one. (d) He seeks, always to wheedle us into accepting past Soviet conquests and for getting the plight of the captive peoples. This he considers a basic price for "peaceful co-existence." (e) He continues to demand acceptance of paper agreements banning atomic weapons without any workable inspection or effective (f) He wants us to fear nuclear war so desperately that we will back away whenever the Soviets warn us that standing firm would risk such war. He wants us to believe that the Soviet empire it now so powerful that we neve no choice but to make the bite-to-bite- concessions he demands - .... There are some things we want, too. They are not new. They are things we have wanted for some time, just as Khrushchev's list is not a new one. ' Our demands would include one that governments respect and protect the God-given rights of the human person, as affirmed in our own Declaration of Independence, to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We also: (a) We relentlessly seek a real peace, one that will assure all peoples freedom from fear of direct or indirect aggression. (b) We want to strengthen and keep the free world united to prevent any further Soviet take-evert. (c) We believe in self-determination, and we say that the way to unify divided nations like Germany, Korea, and Indo-China is by free elections. The way to find out whether nations we call "captive" really want their Communist rulers is to let them choose freely between Communist and non-Communist can didates. - (d) We want to help nations stand on their own feet and achieve their own goals so they can become good neighbors and traders. And we try to strengthen their capacity to resist conitent .Communist pressures economic, po litical and military. (e) We want to reduce the burden of arma ment by reaching agreements that are en forceable through adequate international con trols. .'' (f) We favor the free exchange of Informa tion and ideas between East and West. Soviet acceptance of this idea requires that they stop jamming foreign broadcasts. These demands, by either side, are not new, and it is asking too much to expect the forthcoming visit of Khrushchev to this country to result in the immediate solution of any of the problems they represent. Hopes of peace-loving men all over the world will be raised by the forthcoming talks. They should not be raised too high, because the talks almost certainly will not bring immediate ends to the tensions between the free and Commu nist worlds. Force In The Classrooms? More evidences of a shift in opinion about the use of force tb keep order in classrooms is appearing. Florida's state superintendent of education told a teach ers' meeting today that "a paddle speaks the only language some students under stand." In New York, which seems to have become the capital of juvenile de linquency, some schools are rejiorted to be hiring men teachers whose chief quali fication is being physically strong enough to handle unruly boys. A wry saying has been making, the rounds in nnlilio sclirwiU in mnm tilnpps to the effect that "The teachers are afraid of the principal, the principal is afraid of the supervisor, the supervisor is afraid of the parents and the FTA, and the parents are afraid of their kids. The kids, they ain't afraid of nobody." If there is anything worse than a hot tempered teacher who uses a paddle too freely, it may well be the frightened teachir who will let kids get by with anything if only the uproar tsconfined to the classroom. . . DREW PEARSON SAYS: White House Sam Rayburn wAbiiiiMUTON Meaner Sam Rayburn of Texas, who has been hearing a lot of talk recently about "secondary boycotts" in labor legislation, almost stayed a primary boycott of his own jgainst the White House. Ray burn was furious when he learn ed that his friend, John A. Burns, retiring Democratic delegate to congress from Hawaii had not been invited to the White House for the signing of Hawaii's state hood proclamation. "In that case, I won't go my self," exploded the Texan. "No ne has done more to achieve statehood for Hawaii than Jack Burns and no one has a better neht to be present at the procla mation signing. Yet he wasn't invited to the White House be cause he is a Democrat. Well, if they're counting Jack Burns out, they can count me out also." When Burns heard about this he hastened to the speaker's of fice, finally prevailed on him to change his mind and attend the ceremony, but only after a long and impassioned appeal. I appreciate your friendly support, Mr. Speaker," he argu ed, "but forget about me. I can withstand the snub. This thing is bigger than any one personal ity. In the interest of Hawaii and its people and for my sake I am asking you to go to tne White House on this occasion." Rayburn went. However, his Texas temper hadn't subsided even when President Eisenhow er, with a beaming smile, offered pens used in the proclamation signing to Rayburn and other t onkins Ike straight in the eye, Mr. Sam refused the pen the President protterea. "I don't beiieve l warn inai, he said crisply. As he walked away, young-Rep. r..r.,,l inmivo ni'W Democratic Congressman-elect from Hawaii, whispered: "Mr. Speaker, mayoe jbcr Burns would like that pen." "Mavbe he would at that," agreed the speaker. "He's cer tainly entitled to it. Whereupon Sam walked oacx and told Eisenhower: "I'll take that pen, after all. I'd like to give it to Jack Burns. Note Later Rayburn gave In terior Secretary Fred Seaton, who also attended the ceremony, a vigorous bawling out for the Burns snub. "I don t Know wno was responsible and I'm not kl.ntinn wm 'nnronnallv. but this mamma J r ' - was inexcusable and pretty small, if you ask me, " he told &caion. Tho white House deliberately ignored the man who had the most right to be here today." Ike and Steel Friends Hard-working Secretary of La bor Mitchell omitted some rather important facts from hi fact-finding report on steel for understandable political rea son. They pertained to tne neavy nArcnnil infliipnre steel executiv es have with the President and why. it hM Inne been known tnai i;tt,u nnA vire President Nix on felt the government should take a more active pan in sci ii, n - the dl strike. This was why Dave McDonald of the V'nit-j ed Steel Workers flew to see Nixon, not the President, on inc. eve of the strike. Never before in a quarter of a century has the federal government kept so, aloof from a steel strike. Thcj federal mediation service did not even have a man sit down with the negotiators until one day before the strike started This is unprecedented. Reason for this aloofness is Snubs Burns; Refuses Pen very simple, also most import ant: The close personal relation ship between steel executives and Eisenhower, plus the pot ent position of steel with the Republican party. Here is the story, spelled out in terms of political contribu tions and personal friendships: National Steel Its president, George M. Humphrey, former secretary of the treasury, remains one of Ike's closest friends. The president visits Humphrey's Georgia plantation every winter for quail shooting, went duck shooting with Humphrey near To ledo a year ago, and entertains Humphrey at Gettysburg. Hum phrey is the omy cabinet mem ber since Harding's day who was permitted to criticiie the presi dent's budget publicity and get away with it. National Steel exe cutives contributed $37,200 to re-elect Ike in '56. Republic Steel James Black, a vice president, is an Ike golfing partner with entree into the White House day or night. George Allen, a Republic director, is Ike's farm partner and bridge-playing partner. Allen tells friends he isn't available for dinner with anyone in Washington on week ends. Week ends are reserved for Ike at Gettysburg. Republic Steel executives con tributed $16,300 to re-elect Ike. U.S. Steel Its executives con tributed $26,800 to Ike's re election in 1956. In 1952, it was largely the influence of U. S Steel executives which switched Gov. John Fine of Pennsylvania an dthe entire Pennsylvania dele gation from Taft to Eisenhower at the GOP convention, despite the fact that Pennsylvania had been pledged by primary for Taft. Armco Steel Corporation Contributed $96,450 to re-elect Ike in 1956. Biggest contribu tions came from Charles S. Pay son, $6,800; his wife, $65,050; Kenneth A. Spencer, $10,600. Yountgtown Iron and Steel ' Contributed through its execu tives $6,500 to Ike in 1956. Bethlehem Steel Contributed through its executives $8,750 to Ike in 1956. It also helped switch Governor Fine and the Pennsyl vania delegation from Taft to Eisenhower in 1952. Inland Steel Edward L. Ryer son, its former chairman, was appointed by Eisenhower as head of the Committee on reciprocal trade and has regular entree at the White House. He and his wife contributed $3,150 to Eisenhow er in 1956. Jones and Laughlin Contribut ed through its executives $25,- 1800 to elect Ike In "56. Note 1 The argument which steel friends have made to Eis enhower is that if the govern ment will stay out of the steel negotiations, the steel companies can give the union a defeat it will not soon forget. They claim enough eteel is on hand so the economy will not suffer until Oc tober. Secretary Mitchell is not so sure. He found the President so sold on nonintervention that he was at first reluctant to pub lish the fact-finding report on steel profits and wage increase Not 2 Contributions of the OBITS NEW YORK "I'PD Mrs. Graham Hunter. 61. one of the pioneers in the production, di. reel ion and writing of radio soap operas, died here on Tuesday. In the early 1930's, she was assigned to supervise a commercial radio show out of which eventually sprang "The Hit Parade." above companies to Eisenhower in 1956 totaled $214,250. Contri. butions to the Democrats in the same year loiaieu ei.uuu. Dr. Richard-; A. Gingrich announces the Opening of a General Practice in the offices formerly occupied by Dr. Clarence A. 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